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[q] please help fast!!!

PLEASE GUYS...
I have won a s4 in a auction..
and it states that it is a u.s cellular version of s4
SO i wanted to ask whether it will work on indian network??? (i have a idea sim card.)
And also provide me its model no.. (for eg.I9500 stands for international version so us.cellular = ???)
PLEASE REPLY FAST GUYS :angel:

No the problem is if it supports your country's wireless bands... It probably could with root.
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is it i9505 (s600) or any other version??
HAVE A BETTER LOOK I HAVE BOUGHT THIS ONE:
http://www.ebay.in/itm/Samsung-Gala...-/171273500418?ssPageName=ADME:L:COSI:IN:1123

link is not valid for the way while looking for a quick answer
(did not need to open such threads everywhere)

anooj21m said:
is it i9505 (s600) or any other version??
HAVE A BETTER LOOK I HAVE BOUGHT THIS ONE:
http://www.ebay.in/itm/Samsung-Gala...-/171273500418?ssPageName=ADME:L:COSI:IN:1123
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Its a LTE 4g.. so its a gt-I9505

I just want to ask whether it will work with my idea gsm simcard or not???
THE MODEL NO IS SCH-R970 (i think so according to the link given..

anooj21m said:
I just want to ask whether it will work with my idea gsm simcard or not???
THE MODEL NO IS SCH-R970 (i think so according to the link given..
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sorry my bad didn't read it properly first
if the phone is locked,u will have to get it unlocked here,which costs anywhere from 2k to 5k in India,not sure...
U shud be wise enough to consider all facts before buying it... Like warranty,locked/unlocked and all
also,keep in mind, Samsung do not repair foreign models here...
I have a sgh-a867 here which is damaged,but Samsung refuses to repair it,and no local dealer was able to either..

N910U Hong Kong vs N910C Poland (question about firmware updates)

Over the years, I noticed that the firmware for the market to hong kong always remain a step backwards compared to those for the European market, in particular for Poland. Also for the Notes 4, the European market has got the firmware version ANJ4 while Hong Kong still have version ANJ3.
For these reasons I have not yet taken the N910U. I'm wrong?

Up!

For Note 10.1 updates for Polish firmware were always first or close to being first - at least in the beginnnng - (I have a theory that Samsung was using us as beta-testers ). But I don't know if it's true for other Samsung devices. Also there seems to be a big mess on our market with Note 4 - we can choose from versions C, U and F in different stores - but no store is 100% sure if we will get the version they state. There might be differences in times of updates for those various versions for Polish market too.... I chose C, but am not sure what I will get, really (it seems to be most available though, only one store had U).

Thank you Magnesus! Can you say me where can I buy the sm-n910c(an online store with paypal)? I'm in Italy.

I don't know, Polish stores usually don't ship abroad I think and no PayPal support. I bought mine at vobis.pl. We have quite high prices too so I wouldn't recommend buying from Poland.

Yes the prices are very high ,I have seen them here: http://geizhals.eu/samsung-galaxy-note-4-n910c-schwarz-a1161556.html
Still thanks!
Regards

i have the N910U one..and as u can see in sammobile N910U and N910C are up to date till now ..so i think samsung will make all equal from now on i think?
and i checked it N910U build date is 6th october, and N910C in 8th october..

Not all of them, Hong Kong variant differ from Poland variant: NJ3 < NJ4

cyberz said:
Not all of them, Hong Kong variant differ from Poland variant: NJ3 < NJ4
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oh ok..i thought NJ3 is for U version and NJ4 for C version, maybe im wrong...i just double checked again and new zealand N910U already NJ4.. but the build date is 9th october for new zealand,
if u consider N910U get the New Zealand one then..

liquidz17 said:
oh ok..i thought NJ3 is for U version and NJ4 for C version, maybe im wrong...i just double checked again and new zealand N910U already NJ4.. but the build date is 9th october for new zealand,
if u consider N910U get the New Zealand one then..
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You will be able to flash NZ firmware on HK version as they are both N910U. I've ordered mine and should be here early next week.

not-i said:
You will be able to flash NZ firmware on HK version as they are both N910U. I've ordered mine and should be here early next week.
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ya..i know about that..but what's the big difference between NJ3 and NJ4?i don't think there will be significant update right?
i wish samsung put changelog or something so we know what getting update..

liquidz17 said:
ya..i know about that..but what's the big difference between NJ3 and NJ4?i don't think there will be significant update right?
i wish samsung put changelog or something so we know what getting update..
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I wouldn't have a clue as I haven't even looked at NJ3. Don't hold your breath with the changelog, Samsung never say whats changed. All you can go on is the change list in build.prop.
NJ4 has this ro.build.changelist=2816635. Whats NJ3 say?

not-i said:
You will be able to flash NZ firmware on HK version as they are both N910U. I've ordered mine and should be here early next week.
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Yes, but I'm in Europe(Italy). With Poland rom I have always found italian language on all items, settings menu, keyboard, etc .. Instead, with my old galaxy s4 Exynos(for Asiatic market) one time I had flashed another rom(more updated) but the keyboard and some voices of the menu was in Korean/Chinese, no italian and no English. In another words, with Poland rom I'm (almost)sure that the language fit my needed.

not-i said:
I wouldn't have a clue as I haven't even looked at NJ3. Don't hold your breath with the changelog, Samsung never say whats changed. All you can go on is the change list in build.prop.
NJ4 has this ro.build.changelist=2816635. Whats NJ3 say?
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i checked mine and my ro.build.changelist=2816604..
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cyberz said:
Yes, but I'm in Europe(Italy). With Poland rom I have always found italian language on all items, settings menu, keyboard, etc .. Instead, with my old galaxy s4 Exynos(for Asiatic market) one time I had flashed another rom(more updated) but the keyboard and some voices of the menu was in Korean/Chinese, no italian and no English. In another words, with Poland rom I'm (almost)sure that the language fit my needed.
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u can put another input for the language right?as for me..i never use samsung keyboard..i always use another keyboard for me..

liquidz17 said:
i checked mine and my ro.build.changelist=2816604..
u can put another input for the language right?as for me..i never use samsung keyboard..i always use another keyboard for me..
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I also, but not for (some)settings menu items.

liquidz17 said:
i checked mine and my ro.build.changelist=2816604..
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Not much change judging by the numbers

cyberz said:
I also, but not for (some)settings menu items.
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ohh..ok..i understand about that..ahaha

How to tell what region Huawei P8 is from?

My Huawei P8 has some blue clouding on the screen and I want to get it repaired. How can I find out what region the phone is originally from? Huawei USA support didn't understand the question and they said they cannot service the phone. It's a GRA-L09 I think from Latin America, but I don't know exactly where.

desertflyer said:
My Huawei P8 has some blue clouding on the screen and I want to get it repaired. How can I find out what region the phone is originally from? Huawei USA support didn't understand the question and they said they cannot service the phone. It's a GRA-L09 I think from Latin America, but I don't know exactly where.
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I already wrote how to see the location of your P8 must be typed in dialer *#*#2846579#*#*> Network info-on query>Country Vendor Info>Vendor

My vendor is "eu" so I guess I will try with the German support. Thanks.

My vendor is: hw
Where is it from?

hi
My vendor is: hw
country: naf
where is it from ?

mohamed assaghir said:
hi
My vendor is: hw
country: naf
where is it from ?
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That would be Egypt.
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emanulian said:
My vendor is: hw
Where is it from?
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Sorry, can't tell without the country code.
What does it say next to 'Country'?

Vendor: hw
Country: meafnaf
It could been changed by updating the firmware from LL to MM (GRA-UL00C185B320)?. At first it has´t ...C185... (I didn´t take note the original)

emanulian said:
Vendor: hw
Country: meafnaf
It could been changed by updating the firmware from LL to MM (GRA-UL00C185B320)?. At first it has´t ...C185... (I didn´t take note the original)
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That would be Pakistan.

Hey,
My vendor is hw and country is nla.
Thanks
(Note: this is Mate 7)

ERROR404_NameDisplay said:
Hey,
My vendor is hw and country is nla.
Thanks
(Note: this is Mate 7)
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That would be North Latin America.

mai55 said:
I already wrote how to see the location of your P8 must be typed in dialer *#*#2846579#*#*> Network info-on query>Country Vendor Info>Vendor
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my model is GRA-L09
Vendor: hw
Country: normal
could you help me, as this phone has hybrid tray but no option in setting for dual sim. how can i check that my model GRA-l09 is single sim or dual sim (its premium 64GB with kirin 935 verson)

abkhalid said:
Country: normal
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That would be an International version.
abkhalid said:
my model is GRA-L09.......could you help me, as this phone has hybrid tray but no option in setting for dual sim. how can i check that my model GRA-l09 is single sim or dual sim (its premium 64GB with kirin 935 verson)
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In that case, your phone is actually a GRA-UL10 or CL10 (not L09) - as only this model has the premium spec (64Gb storage) & dual-SIM capability.
My guess is that someone may have installed a GRA-L09 (single-SIM) firmware/rom on your phone, which would also explain the lack of dual-SIM settings. Contact the previous owner & ask about this.
What model is mentioned on the rear bottom of your phone in tiny text? And what's the full firmware build number in Settings > About phone? It will be in this format: GRA-xxxxCxxxBxxx.
Edit: Ok, what I said before may not be entirely true, as I've since found 2 instances of the L09 model with 64Gb storage + Kirin 935, & for both there's only single-SIM support mentioned:
https://www.kimovil.com/en/where-to-buy-huawei-p8-64gb
https://menarate.com/en/all-categories/Mobile-phones-2/Huawei-P8-64GB-Silver-GRA-L09-129776

GaT7 said:
That would be an International version.
My set is GRA-L09 and i update it to GRA-L09C432B392
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abkhalid said:
My set is GRA-L09 and i update it to GRA-L09C432B392
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From all the info you've given so far, my guess now is that you have an International version, but with a single-SIM European firmware installed (HERE's an example of a GRA-L09 dual-SIM firmware, so it does exist).
Where did you buy the phone from? Which country or region? If you bought it secondhand, where did your seller buy it from brand new?
What was the previous / original firmware installed before you updated to your present C432B392?
What was the original firmware that came with the brand new phone? Do you remember, or can you find out from the original buyer?

mine say
Vendor: country file not exist
Country: vendor country file not exist

cl0k said:
mine say: Vendor: country file not exist
Country: vendor country file not exist
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Looks like you (or the previous owner) installed a firmware version that's different to the region meant for your phone - like in these 2 examples:
Help resting P8 back to complete stock, recovery, system etc.
Need a kind soul to help!
What is the model number/code mentioned in tiny text on the rear bottom of the phone? It will be in this format: GRA-xxxx.
What is the full 'Build number' mentioned in Settings > About phone? It will be in this format or similar: GRA-xxxxCxxxBxxx.

GaT7 said:
Looks like you (or the previous owner) installed a firmware version that's different to the region meant for your phone - like in these 2 examples:
Help resting P8 back to complete stock, recovery, system etc.
Need a kind soul to help!
What is the model number/code mentioned in tiny text on the rear bottom of the phone? It will be in this format: GRA-xxxx.
What is the full 'Build number' mentioned in Settings > About phone? It will be in this format or similar: GRA-xxxxCxxxBxxx.
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hello thanks for reply model number is(let me know if u need to know the number called FCC ID:
GRA-LC09
Build Number: GRA-LC09C469b190
can u help me to fix it?? thanks in advance

cl0k said:
hello thanks for reply model number is(let me know if u need to know the number called FCC ID:
GRA-LC09
Build Number: GRA-LC09C469b190
can u help me to fix it?? thanks in advance
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That looks fine, although normally it would be GRA-L09 & GRA-L09C469B190.
If it is as I say, which country are you from, or which country did you purchase the phone from? Also, is the phone vendor/network branded?

GaT7 said:
That looks fine, although normally it would be GRA-L09 & GRA-L09C469B190.
If it is as I say, which country are you from, or which country did you purchase the phone from? Also, is the phone vendor/network branded?
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how to check the network branded??
im from chile and purchased at chile (Entel is the phone company )

cl0k said:
how to check the network branded??
im from chile and purchased at chile (Entel is the phone company )
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Usually, on network-branded phones, the company's logo will be visible during bootup. Also, there may be Entel-related apps installed.
Are you wanting to update your phone's software from Lollipop (Android 5) to Marshmallow (Android 6)?

Any p550 roms?

Been searching could not find anything. Have the usa version. Would like to upgrade to 6.0 sammobile doesn't have a usa version listed.
Thanks

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tlipur said:
Been searching could not find anything. Have the usa version. Would like to upgrade to 6.0 sammobile doesn't have a usa version listed.
Thanks
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Obviously not. The next time you are thinking about buying a tablet, do a google search on the model number + xda to ensure there is adequate support on XDA before purchase.

The USA version is "XAR".
LongTurD --- http://longturd.eu5.org

Identifying Yotaphone 2 model (YD206/YD201) using its hardware information

Hello
I ordered a Yotaphone 2 YD201 from china not long ago, and after recieving it I decided to check the phone's details to make sure I'd received the right version.
Unfortunately, I had received a YD206, which won't work well with 4G networks in the UK.
I contacted the seller, and he assured me that the phone I have received is in fact a YD201, stating the following:
"a few yotaphone YD201 was reflashed to YD206 before sending , pls check the phone after delivery . If your phone is YD206 system , don't worry ,it just softwareproblem , the hardware is original YD201 , we can give you reflash rom and tutorial to reflash it back to original YD201 . It will be YD201 system and work with B3/B7/B20 4G net"
My question is; is there a way I can find whether the phone was originally a YD201, or if the version I have been sent is actually just a YD206?
Attached are some screenshots containing my device's info.
Any help would be much appreciated
Thank you
- Luke

Imei = 356... -> yd201
imei = 359... -> yd206

The difference between 206 and 201 are the radio bands supported.
To flash radio only:
fastboot flash modem radio\NON-HLOS.bin
fastboot flash sbl1 radio\sbl1.mbn
fastboot flash rpm radio\rpm.mbn
fastboot flash tz radio\tz.mbn
The chinese model is compatible with 1800Mhz LTE band, that is used in some contries in Europe also,
On the phone dialer if you insert *#06# it will show the phone IMEI.
The I.M.E.I. stands for International Mobile Equipment Identity and is specific for each country,
IMEI numbers starting with 359 will be Chinese YD206, if this is your case, then you must flash the Chinese Radio even if you use other location ROM, the correct installed radio will give you better battery life and network speed.
Keep in mind that the Information on Android -> About the phone -> Model: YD201 or YD206 is not accurate because it gets its information from the ROM and not from the hardware.

Thanks for the help

Tippfehler said:
Imei = 356... -> yd201
imei = 359... -> yd206
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Good! Looks like my phone was originally a YD201 after all, thank you!

Luke25361 said:
Good! Looks like my phone was originally a YD201 after all, thank you!
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Hi. I'm sitting with the same dilemma... I received the same explanation from Geeks Planet Store, word for word.
I do not even understand why they would even consider re-fashing something with a higher value (YD201) with the software that would make it look like something of lower value (YD206).
Anyway in your screenshot it says Baseband version ..._CN1_M05. Does this mean it uses the CN radio firmware?
I also downloaded their suggested firmware from the link they sent. In that there are no files under the radio folder. Does that mean the radio firmware is supposed to stay unchanged in this case? If so and if baseband _CN1_ means it is currently running CN radio firmware, does this mean the hardware is really YD206?
One more question: how reliable is the imei number check?
To me the best approach seems to be the suggestion by cvzalez to really test the radio with different firmware and see what works.

JJNNTT said:
Hi. I'm sitting with the same dilemma... I received the same explanation from Geeks Planet Store, word for word.
I do not even understand why they would even consider re-fashing something with a higher value (YD201) with the software that would make it look like something of lower value (YD206).
Anyway in your screenshot it says Baseband version ..._CN1_M05. Does this mean it uses the CN radio firmware?
I also downloaded their suggested firmware from the link they sent. In that there are no files under the radio folder. Does that mean the radio firmware is supposed to stay unchanged in this case? If so and if baseband _CN1_ means it is currently running CN radio firmware, does this mean the hardware is really YD206?
One more question: how reliable is the imei number check?
To me the best approach seems to be the suggestion by cvzalez to really test the radio with different firmware and see what works.
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I'm confused too as to why they would re-flash a YD201 to a YD206. It doesn't make any sense.
According to this guide, the 'S01_003_3034_CN1_M05' baseband that we have is the one used by YD201s that's supposed to work with all available frequency bands. The reason for the radio folder being empty is so that flashing the phone leaves this baseband as it is.
As for the imei number, after a bit of research I've found that changing this number is relatively easy (even without root), so it's possible that Geeks Planet have just changed the imei number to make our phones seem like YD201s. However, it wouldn't make sense for them to do this and to not also flash the firmware to YD201 as well.
Have you tried flashing the phone to the YD201 using the instructions they've given you? I'm wondering whether or not to try this myself.

Luke25361 said:
Have you tried flashing the phone to the YD201 using the instructions they've given you? I'm wondering whether or not to try this myself.
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I have not received the phone yet. Even though I ordered it a very long time ago, it was only sent after the Chinese new year holiday.
I am seriously considering not accepting the delivery...
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Luke25361 said:
According to this guide, the 'S01_003_3034_CN1_M05' baseband that we have is the one used by YD201s that's supposed to work with all available frequency bands.
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I might be wrong or blind, but when I look it says: "YD206 users have to change their modem components to CN version, in order to have all the available bands working. The modem version is written in "About Phone", under "baseband version". You must have the S01_003_3034_CN1_M05 version. "

JJNNTT said:
I have not received the phone yet. Even though I ordered it a very long time ago, it was only sent after the Chinese new year holiday.
I am seriously considering not accepting the delivery...
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I've asked the supplier if they can give me any assurance that they would help me out should I follow their flashing instructions and the phone be damaged as a result.
If they can give me this assurance, then I'll give it a go and give you the results.
Reading the comments on the youtube video Geeks Planet have sent me, it seems like this problem isn't exclusive to just Geeks Planet and is rather an issue with the main supplier of these YD201s. The comments state that both coolicool and e-fox have sold people phones with the same issue and have been linked to this same video.

JJNNTT said:
I might be wrong or blind, but when I look it says: "YD206 users have to change their modem components to CN version, in order to have all the available bands working. The modem version is written in "About Phone", under "baseband version". You must have the S01_003_3034_CN1_M05 version. "
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The wording of this section is a little difficult to interpret. It's not really clear if baseband 'S01_003_3034_CN1_M05' is the original baseband or the international baseband.

Luke25361 said:
The wording of this section is a little difficult to interpret. It's not really clear if baseband 'S01_003_3034_CN1_M05' is the original baseband or the international baseband.
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If I look at:
S01_003_3034_RU1_M11_P2 : 4.4.3-S01-003-APC.0.3.56C ; 4.4.3-S01-003-HK1.0.3.56A ; 4.4.3-S01-003-EU1.0.3.56A; 4.4.3-S01-003-RU1.0.3.56A
S01_003_3034_RU1_M15_P2 : 4.4.3-S01-003-EU1.0.3.61A ; 4.4.3-S01-003-HK1.0.3.61A ; 4.4.3-S01-003-ME1.0.3.61A
S01_003_4240_RU1_M05 : 5.0.0-APC.1.65 ; 5.0.0-RU.1.1.112 ; 5.0.0-HK.1.1.66
S01_003_4240_RU1_M04 : 5.0.0-APC.1.44; 5.0.0-EU.1.1.39 ; 5.0.0.-ME.1.1.45
S01_003_3034_CN1_M05 : in every CN firmware, in the oldest there's the 3032 version.
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It really looks like _RU1_ is for RU, APC, HK, EU, ME
and
_CN1_ is only for CN
(So YD206 needs _CN1_ ?)

Guys, you're lucky! You've a YD201, it doesn't matter if the firmware inside is from YD206, it can be easily changed looking at the guide you already linked.
The fact that they flashed a firmware for 206 to a 201 is because their phones are suited for Chinese market.
All you have to do is to flash the RU version (including its radio folder) and see that all LTE bands will be working as expected on a YD201!
Changing IMEI is possible, but not simple. And if your IMEI in "About phone" is the same on that written on the package of YotaPhone, you're good to go.
IMEI checking is the most reliable way to understand if it's a YD201 or YD206.

TheArt. said:
Changing IMEI is possible, but not simple. And if your IMEI in "About phone" is the same on that written on the package of YotaPhone, you're good to go.
IMEI checking is the most reliable way to understand if it's a YD201 or YD206.
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Chinese can easily print a new IMEI on the box

TheArt. said:
Guys, you're lucky! You've a YD201, it doesn't matter if the firmware inside is from YD206, it can be easily changed looking at the guide you already linked.
The fact that they flashed a firmware for 206 to a 201 is because their phones are suited for Chinese market.
All you have to do is to flash the RU version (including its radio folder) and see that all LTE bands will be working as expected on a YD201!
Changing IMEI is possible, but not simple. And if your IMEI in "About phone" is the same on that written on the package of YotaPhone, you're good to go.
IMEI checking is the most reliable way to understand if it's a YD201 or YD206.
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Thank you for the clarification
I've been sent this reflash rom by the supplier. Would you recommend I use this or use the one on the yota website?

Luke25361 said:
Thank you for the clarification
I've been sent this reflash rom by the supplier. Would you recommend I use this or use the one on the yota website?
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The one on Yota ftp site are official. I don't know if the firmware the seller sent to you is modified or they just downloaded it via ftp, repacked and sent to you. The firmware version is invisible looking at the files, first you have to flash it and them you will see which version it is.
Personally I would flash only official firmwares.

TheArt. said:
The one on Yota ftp site are official. I don't know if the firmware the seller sent to you is modified or they just downloaded it via ftp, repacked and sent to you. The firmware version is invisible looking at the files, first you have to flash it and them you will see which version it is.
Personally I would flash only official firmwares.
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Ok, I've decided to try and flash using one of the official firmwares.
If I were to flash to one of the RU firmwares, which one of them would I need to use?

Luke25361 said:
Ok, I've decided to try and flash using one of the official firmwares.
If I were to flash to one of the RU firmwares, which one of them would I need to use?
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In this guide this information is already written down, anyway use the latest which is: 5.0.0-RU1.1.124.zip.
Let us know which version of firmware and baseband is the ROM the seller provided you!

Luke25361 said:
Ok, I've decided to try and flash using one of the official firmwares.
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Did it work? Could you test the LTE capabilities with the RU base band?

TheArt. said:
In this guide this information is already written down, anyway use the latest which is: 5.0.0-RU1.1.124.zip.
Let us know which version of firmware and baseband is the ROM the seller provided you!
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JJNNTT said:
Did it work? Could you test the LTE capabilities with the RU base band?
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I've managed to flash the phone using the firmware the seller provided. I have also managed to install an OTA update.
I've attached a screenshot with the new device details.
Is this the correct version that I should be on now?

Luke25361 said:
I've managed to flash the phone using the firmware the seller provided. I have also managed to install an OTA update.
I've attached a screenshot with the new device details.
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At least the baseband changed... which I guess is a good sign. For me now the big question is: Does LTE B20 work? (That is what I need where I live.)